Policy Papers

Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers

February 19, 2020

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International Monetary Fund, and World Bank. "Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers", Policy Papers 2020, 010 (2020), accessed 12/4/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513530703.007

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Summary

In a response to a request from the G20 IFA Working Group, this note provides a framework for public lenders and borrowers to assess collateralized financing practices from a development perspective. The work of the IMF and World Bank suggests that the availability of collateralized financing can be beneficial to a developing country borrower under a range of circumstances, but also points to pitfalls.

Subject: Collateral, Government debt management, Loans, Oil, Securities

Keywords: asset, borrower, lender, PP, receivables